Digestive and Liver Diseases
Overview
The Digestive & Liver Diseases research area is composed by four groups, whose main goal is the study of the Digestive System diseases. In the Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Digestive Tract group, the gastroenterology line investigates the integrated function of the intestinal tract including secretion, motility and absorption in health and disease. It also studies the interactions of intestinal inflammation with some aspects of enteric flora in inflammatory bowel disease. The liver diseases group deals with viral hepatitis and liver cirrhosis and its complications. And the digestive transplants group studies mostly liver transplantation and the quality of life after it.
This area includes as well the health care research group. The aim of this group is to generate knowledge in the specific area of activity of nurses and collaborate with other health professionals to improve care given to patients.
